ITTe360: Biden’s Student Loan Payoff, Farewell to Fauci

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 360 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Biden announced on Wednesday a massive round of student loan forgiveness. Is this fair? Will it exacerbate inflation? Also, Fauci is retiring. And to commemorate this momentous occasion, we collected some of Fauci’s greatest hits. The ITT crew talks about this and more on episode 360 of the In The Tank Podcast.

PRIMARY TOPIC - STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

Fox News - Joe Biden expected to announce $10,000 student loan forgiveness program Wednesday: report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-anticipated-loan-forgiveness-projected-to-cost-american-taxpayers-300b

The Federalist - Studies Show Biden’s Illegal Student Debt Scheme Is Welfare For The Rich
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/24/studies-show-bidens-illegal-student-debt-scheme-is-welfare-for-the-rich/

Forbes - Student Loan Forgiveness: Why The Supreme Court Could Reject Biden
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2022/07/06/student-loan-forgiveness-why-the-supreme-court-could-reject-biden/?sh=190dd14316e4

Bloomberg - Larry Summers Says Student Loan Debt Relief Is Inflationary
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/larry-summers-says-student-loan-debt-relief-is-inflationary

Newsweek - As Democrats Push Student Loan Forgiveness, Republican Senator Proposes Colleges Pick Up Part of the Tab
https://www.newsweek.com/student-loan-debt-josh-hawley-1449845

SECONDARY TOPIC - FAREWELL TO FAUCI

Yahoo - Fauci's biggest critics hint at the reason for his December retirement: 'trying to get out of Dodge'
https://news.yahoo.com/fauci-apos-biggest-critics-hint-163037497.html

"The Fauci Effect"
https://mobile.twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1558119869744300035

"Attacks on me are, quite frankly, attacks on science"
https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1402681156953427973

NYP - Fauci’s home office features photos of himself, his own bobblehead
https://nypost.com/2022/01/20/faucis-home-office-features-photos-of-self-bobblehead/

Here are the show notes for today's program:

OPENING BANTER

I was watching a movies/TV-related podcast and a viewer asked the hosts about ESG. Its amazing to me that the topic has so permeated the cultural dialogue that it is showing up in shows like that.

FIRST TOPIC - STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

Fox News - Joe Biden expected to announce $10,000 student loan forgiveness program Wednesday: report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-anticipated-loan-forgiveness-projected-to-cost-american-taxpayers-300b

The Federalist - Studies Show Biden’s Illegal Student Debt Scheme Is Welfare For The Rich
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/24/studies-show-bidens-illegal-student-debt-scheme-is-welfare-for-the-rich/

Bloomberg - Larry Summers Says Student Loan Debt Relief Is Inflationary
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-22/larry-summers-says-student-loan-debt-relief-is-inflationary

Newsweek - As Democrats Push Student Loan Forgiveness, Republican Senator Proposes Colleges Pick Up Part of the Tab
https://www.newsweek.com/student-loan-debt-josh-hawley-1449845

SECOND TOPIC - FAREWELL TO FAUCI

Yahoo - Fauci's biggest critics hint at the reason for his December retirement: 'trying to get out of Dodge'
https://news.yahoo.com/fauci-apos-biggest-critics-hint-163037497.html

"The Fauci Effect"
https://mobile.twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1558119869744300035

"attacks on me are, quite frankly, attacks on science"
https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1402681156953427973

NYP - Fauci’s home office features photos of himself, his own bobblehead
https://nypost.com/2022/01/20/faucis-home-office-features-photos-of-self-bobblehead/